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Physiology 1
Physiology weeks 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which level of control operates at the cell level, often using genes and enzymes to regulate cell function? | intracellular regulation |
| The concept that information may flow ahead to another process to trigger a change in anticipation of an event that will follow is called | feed-forward. |
| Processes for maintaining or restoring homeostasis are known as | homeostatic control mechanisms. |
| Pathogenesis can be defined as: | the course of disease development. |
| Which term means “water loving” and applies to the phospholipid head? | hydrophilic |
| The carbon-containing molecules formed by living things are often called | organic molecules. |
| The formation of sucrose involves the removal of a molecule of water. This is called: | dehydration synthesis. |
| The types of lipids found that form hormones, such as cortisone, estrogen, and testosterone are: | steroids |
| If red blood cells containing 10% solute are placed in a solution containing 10% solute, what will happen? | Water will move into and out of the cells at equal rates. |
| The result of meiosis is | four daughter cells that are haploid. |
| Materials can be moved from a low concentration to a high concentration through: | active transport. |
| A membrane carrier structure attracts a solute to a binding site, changes shape, and releases the solute on the other side of the cell membrane. This describes the process of: | carrier-mediated transport. |
| Which skin layer has cells that look prickly because of the desmosomes that join the cells together? | Stratum spinosum |
| Which of the following epithelial functions is a primary activity of glandular epithelium? | Secretion |
| The type of tissue that contains cells called neurons is called: | nervous |
| Which cells help destroy pathogens and damaged tissue in the brain? | Microglia |
| What is are the two types/functions of bone marrow? | Red & yellow – produces red blood cells and stores energy as fat. |
| Which of the following provide flexibility and smooth surfaces for movement? | Cartilages |
| An age-related skeletal disease that is characterized by loss of bone mineral density and increased bone fragility is | osteoporosis |
| In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the: | osteoblasts |
| Exercise may cause an increase in muscle size called | hypertrophy |
| Some synovial joints contain a closed pillow-like structure called a(n) | bursa |
| Three phases of the twitch contraction are the | latent period, contraction phase, and relaxation phase. |
| A contraction in which the tension within the muscle remains the same but the length changes is called a(n) _____ contraction. | isotonic |
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